memeorandum: Democrats reject Obama on trade (CNN)

2:00 AM ET, June 13, 2015

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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:

House Rejects Trade Measure, Rebuffing Obama's Dramatic Appeal — WASHINGTON — Hours after President Obama made a dramatic, personal appeal for support, House Democrats on Friday thwarted his push to expand trade negotiating power — and quite likely his chance to secure a legacy-defining accord spanning the Pacific Ocean.

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David Dayen / Salon:

The Democrats' TPP rebellion just drew blood: Everything you need to know about today's shocking vote — In a major rebuke for the White House, liberal democrats resisted Obama's efforts to fast track trade authority — Today's rebuke for the Obama Administration and his friends …

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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:

House deals humiliating blow to Obama in trade fight — Defying President Obama, House Democrats on Friday rallied to vote down legislation granting aid to workers displaced by trade, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the fast-track legislation that had been scheduled to hit the floor.

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The Huffington Post:
Democrats Rebel To Block Obama's Trade Deals

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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Pelosi defies Obama on trade

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CNN:
Democrats reject Obama on trade

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Associated Press:
House rejects Obama on trade authority

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Politico:
Dems deal Obama huge defeat on trade

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Washington Post:
House Democrats rebuff Obama on trade, delivering major defeat

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Jeffrey Zients / White House.gov Blog:
Trade Adjustment Assistance: What You Need to Know

Discussion: The Daily Caller and BarbWire.com

Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:

A Civil Rights Leader Has Disguised Herself As Black For Years, Her Parents Say — Rachel Dolezal is president of the Spokane, Washington, chapter of the NAACP and also chairs a city police oversight commission. Her parents also told BuzzFeed News that she is passing off her younger adopted black brother as her own son.

NAACP:

NAACP STATEMENT ON RACHEL DOLEZAL — Baltimore, MD - For 106 years, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has held a long and proud tradition of receiving support from people of all faiths, races, colors and creeds. NAACP Spokane Washington Branch President Rachel Dolezal …

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Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon:

Stop making excuses for Rachel Dolezal: The Spokane NAACP official's fraud is unforgivable — The chapter president allegedly passed herself off as black for years — It should already be abundantly clear that the still emerging story of Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal is not your typical tale of everyday cultural appropriation.

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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
The damage Rachel Dolezal has done

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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
If Rachel Dolezal Isn't Black, How Is Caitlyn Jenner A Woman?

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Milo Yiannopoulos / BREITBART.COM:
A Big Slobbery Welcome To My Newest Trans-Black Sister, Rachel Dolezal

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CNN:
Race of Rachel Dolezal, head of Spokane NAACP, comes under question

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Coeur d'Alene Press:
Black like me? — Civil rights activist's ethnicity questioned

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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:

Chinese hack compromised security-clearance database — The Chinese breach of the Office of Personnel Management network was wider than first acknowledged and officials said Friday that a database holding sensitive security clearance information on millions of federal employees and contractors also was compromised.

Discussion: Engadget, Defense One and NPR

Andrew Harrer / Wired:

WHY THE OPM BREACH IS SUCH A SECURITY AND PRIVACY DEBACLE — If it's not already a maxim, it should be: Every big hack discovered will eventually prove to be more serious than first believed. That's holding to be especially true with the recently disclosed hack of the federal Office …

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Politico:
Newly disclosed hack got ‘crown jewels’

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Bloomberg Business

ThinkProgress:

Romney's E2 Summit — GOP Hopefuls Head To Utah To Win Mitt Romney's Support — This weekend at least six Republican 2016 hopefuls are heading to Park City, Utah to Mitt Romney's third annual “E2 Summit” to win the favor of the 2012 Republican nominee. Retreats of this sort that are sponsored …

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Romney hosting GOP summit, planning nomination coup?

Discussion: US News

Dylan Byers / Politico:
Mark Halperin, Ann Romney to host ‘Sunrise Pilates’ for GOP megadonors

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Huffington Post

Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Rich Republican Donors Get VIP Retreat Treatment

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Bush: You need ‘boots on the ground’ — The United States will need combat troops on the ground to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), former President George W. Bush suggested in a new interview. — “The president will have to make that determination,” …

Discussion: RedState

Michael Barbaro / New York Times:

Jeb Bush Distances Himself From His Brother in Europe — BERLIN — After emerging from a 45-minute meeting here with Jeb Bush, the foreign minister of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, told colleagues that what struck him most about the American was not the strength of his opinions but something simpler: the depth of his curiosity.

Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
For Hillary, a new Iraq war trap

Discussion: Hot Air

Tim Carpenter / Topeka Capital-Journal:

Capitol gridlock taking toll on Gov. Brownback, House GOP members say — Despair about the tax-and-budget impasse overwhelming the Capitol exacted a toll on Gov. Sam Brownback. — Brownback apparently choked up in a private meeting with House Republicans who sought an audience …

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KTLA:

Video of Santa Ana Police Pot-Shop Raid Shows Officers Eating ‘Edibles,’ Attorney Says … During a police raid on an unpermitted pot shop in Santa Ana late last month, hidden cameras caught officers eating marijuana-laced “edibles,” playing darts and displaying other questionable behavior …

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travel.state.gov:

Passport/Visa Systems Errors — The Bureau of Consular Affairs is currently experiencing technical problems with our overseas passport and visa systems. — This issue is not specific to any particular country, citizenship document, or visa category. — The Consular Consolidated Database …

Discussion: The Hill and Mashable

Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:

Rick Perry: Obama Lacks ‘Executive Experience’ — Earlier this week, during his press conference at the G7 Summit in Germany, President Barack Obama said in response to a question about the fight against ISIS, “We don't yet have a complete strategy, because it requires commitments on the part of the Iraqis.”

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